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Ring Lardner Jr.
BornAug 19, 1915
DiedNov 1, 2000
Age85
Stiff · November 1, 2000

Ring Lardner Jr.

Man, those HUAC guys ... what a bunch of idiots. They suspected Jr. of being the ringleader, but they didn't know why.

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Guess the stiff · died 2019

She was the first black woman to star in a TV show (in 1968) in a non-servant role. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She worked with women at the LA Mission for decades. And she survived breast cancer. All of that is incredibly impressive, but there's just no getting around it: that is a RIDICULOUS way to spell Diane.